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September 16, 2021
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Tahlia Pollock, PhD candidate, Monash University Author provided Carnivorous animals come in all shapes and sizes, from the 500-gram quoll to the 500-kilogram polar bear. This disparate group of mammals shares a common feature: canine teeth at the front of their jaws. Canine teeth are long and ... <a title="Jaws of death: how the canine teeth of carnivorous mammals evolved to make them super-killers" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2021/09/16/jaws-of-death-how-the-canine-teeth-of-carnivorous-mammals-evolved-to-make-them-super-killers-166029/" aria-label="Read more about Jaws of death: how the canine teeth of carnivorous mammals evolved to make them super-killers">Read more</a>
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September 16, 2021
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Lauren Roman, Postdoctoral Researcher, Oceans and Atmosphere, CSIRO Shutterstock Coastal litter is a big environmental problem. But how does this litter differ around the world, and why? In the first global analysis of its kind, we set out to answer those questions using data collected by thousands ... <a title="We analysed data from 29,798 clean-ups around the world to uncover some of the worst litter hotspots" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2021/09/16/we-analysed-data-from-29-798-clean-ups-around-the-world-to-uncover-some-of-the-worst-litter-hotspots-167280/" aria-label="Read more about We analysed data from 29,798 clean-ups around the world to uncover some of the worst litter hotspots">Read more</a>
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September 16, 2021
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Evan Smith, Research Fellow in History, Flinders University ‘That physicians in the Anti-Vaccine Society (England, early 19th C) were concerned that Jenner’s smallpox inoculation gave people bovine-like features.’ – historian’s tweet in reply to author asking about memorable finds. Twitter/Wellcome Often when historians visit an archive or ... <a title="I asked historians what find made them go ‘wait, wut?’ Here’s a taste of the hundreds of replies" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2021/09/16/i-asked-historians-what-find-made-them-go-wait-wut-heres-a-taste-of-the-hundreds-of-replies-167176/" aria-label="Read more about I asked historians what find made them go ‘wait, wut?’ Here’s a taste of the hundreds of replies">Read more</a>
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September 16, 2021
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Kate Cantrell, Lecturer in Writing, Editing, and Publishing, University of Southern Queensland The stage adaptation of Charlie and the Chocolate Factory has opened in Brisbane. Charlie, like all of Roald Dahl’s novels for children, celebrates courage, resilience and the creative power of childhood. Charlie Bucket is literally ... <a title="From pygmies to puppets: what to do with Roald Dahl’s enslaved Oompa-Loompas in modern adaptations?" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2021/09/16/from-pygmies-to-puppets-what-to-do-with-roald-dahls-enslaved-oompa-loompas-in-modern-adaptations-166967/" aria-label="Read more about From pygmies to puppets: what to do with Roald Dahl’s enslaved Oompa-Loompas in modern adaptations?">Read more</a>
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September 15, 2021
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Michelle Grattan, Professorial Fellow, University of Canberra Christian Porter’s ministerial future is again on the line, with Scott Morrison seeking advice on whether his receiving money for his legal bills from a “blind trust” breaches the ministerial standards code. Morrison discussed the arrangement, which has attracted a ... <a title="Christian Porter’s ministerial future on the line as Morrison seeks advice on ‘blind trust’" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2021/09/15/christian-porters-ministerial-future-on-the-line-as-morrison-seeks-advice-on-blind-trust-168011/" aria-label="Read more about Christian Porter’s ministerial future on the line as Morrison seeks advice on ‘blind trust’">Read more</a>
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September 15, 2021
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Peter McNeil, Distinguished Professor of Design History, UTS, University of Technology Sydney NDZ/STAR MAX/IPx Democratic congresswoman Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez has ignited both controversy and celebration after wearing a gown to the Met Gala emblazoned in red graffiti text with the statement “Tax the Rich”. Appearing as a guest ... <a title="Beyond AOC’s ‘Tax the Rich’ dress: 5 acts of fashion provocation that changed history" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2021/09/15/beyond-aocs-tax-the-rich-dress-5-acts-of-fashion-provocation-that-changed-history-167974/" aria-label="Read more about Beyond AOC’s ‘Tax the Rich’ dress: 5 acts of fashion provocation that changed history">Read more</a>
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September 15, 2021
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Mahmoud Elkhodr, Lecturer in Information and Communication Technologies, CQUniversity Australia shutterstock As Australia prepares to lift the ban on international travel, the federal government has awarded Irish-based IT multinational Accenture a A$75 million contract to develop a Digital Passenger Declaration (DPD) system. These new digital passes, announced ... <a title="Australia’s yellow international arrival cards are getting a COVID-era digital makeover. Here are 5 key questions" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2021/09/15/australias-yellow-international-arrival-cards-are-getting-a-covid-era-digital-makeover-here-are-5-key-questions-167898/" aria-label="Read more about Australia’s yellow international arrival cards are getting a COVID-era digital makeover. Here are 5 key questions">Read more</a>
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September 15, 2021
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Chris Wallace, Associate Professor, 50/50 By 2030 Foundation, Faculty of Business Government & Law, University of Canberra Close elections have been common and landslides rare in the 20 federal elections held in Australia over the past 50 years. Some political parties are acting as though the reverse ... <a title="Labor and the Greens need to sober up. The next election is far from in the bag" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2021/09/15/labor-and-the-greens-need-to-sober-up-the-next-election-is-far-from-in-the-bag-167972/" aria-label="Read more about Labor and the Greens need to sober up. The next election is far from in the bag">Read more</a>
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September 15, 2021
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Julian Koplin, Resarch Fellow in Biomedical Ethics, Melbourne Law School and Murdoch Children’s Research Institute, The University of Melbourne Shutterstock US startup Colossal Biosciences has announced plans to bring woolly mammoths, or animals like them, back from extinction and into the frosty landscape of the Siberian tundra. ... <a title="Bringing woolly mammoths back from extinction might not be such a bad idea — ethicists explain" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2021/09/15/bringing-woolly-mammoths-back-from-extinction-might-not-be-such-a-bad-idea-ethicists-explain-167892/" aria-label="Read more about Bringing woolly mammoths back from extinction might not be such a bad idea — ethicists explain">Read more</a>
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September 15, 2021
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Sheranne Fairley, Associate professor, The University of Queensland Queensland’s love of rugby league, and the fact the state isn’t in lockdown, has won it the right to host the 2021 NRL finals series. But it was economic gains as much as love of the game that Premier ... <a title="Can Queensland cash in on the NRL finals? It’s all about ‘event leveraging’" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2021/09/15/can-queensland-cash-in-on-the-nrl-finals-its-all-about-event-leveraging-167879/" aria-label="Read more about Can Queensland cash in on the NRL finals? It’s all about ‘event leveraging’">Read more</a>
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September 15, 2021
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Anthony Jorm, Professor emeritus, The University of Melbourne Shutterstock Yesterday, Victorian Minister for Mental Health James Merlino announced additional funding of $22 million for mental health support in response to the COVID-19 pandemic. The centrepiece of this announcement was $13.3 million for 20 “pop-up community mental health ... <a title="Victoria has announced extra funds for counselling, but it’s unlikely to improve our mental health" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2021/09/15/victoria-has-announced-extra-funds-for-counselling-but-its-unlikely-to-improve-our-mental-health-167889/" aria-label="Read more about Victoria has announced extra funds for counselling, but it’s unlikely to improve our mental health">Read more</a>
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September 15, 2021
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Alison Carroll, Senior Research Fellow, Victorian College of the Arts, The University of Melbourne Anida Yoeu Ali’s Lava Rising, The Red Chador: Genesis I (2019). Studio Revolt/Photo: Masahiro Sugano Review: SOUL Fury at Bendigo Gallery From love, bitter becomes sweet … From love, fire becomes light … ... <a title="Women at the height of their artistic powers present a powerful reckoning in SOUL Fury" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2021/09/15/women-at-the-height-of-their-artistic-powers-present-a-powerful-reckoning-in-soul-fury-165315/" aria-label="Read more about Women at the height of their artistic powers present a powerful reckoning in SOUL Fury">Read more</a>
